Sen. Lee: Obama's executive privilege move latest 'abuse of power'

[mandym]

Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee told The Daily Caller he thinks President Barack Obama’s decision to assert executive privilege over Operation Fast and Furious documents should be a signal to Americans they need to elect someone else in November.

“I am disappointed with President Obama’s decision to claim executive privilege over Department of Justice documents relating to the Fast and Furious operation,” Lee told TheDC. “President Obama has a history of flouting Congress and ignoring the Constitution’s directives, from his unauthorized use of military force in Libya to his unconstitutional ‘recess’ appointments. His administration’s refusal to cooperate with a legitimate congressional investigation is the latest example of President Obama’s abuse of power.”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/20/s...ill-exercise-power-responsibly/#ixzz1yOm8o5u2

 

[SolaSaint]

He will wiggle out of this somehow lib's always do.

 

[freeatlast]

I agree this is an abuse of power by President Obama, but President Bush did the same thing and most conservitives just sat by and smiled. Here is his Exec. Orders.
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/orders/

 

[SolaSaint]

All POTUS use this but Obama is using it to hide somethnig it appears. Obama really has no respect of the law. He proves it in man6 ways.

 

[carpro]

I agree this is an abuse of power by President Obama, but President Bush did the same thing and most conservitives just sat by and smiled. Here is his Exec. Orders.
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/orders/

Try to stay on topic.

 

[Crabtownboy]

I agree this is an abuse of power by President Obama, but President Bush did the same thing and most conservitives just sat by and smiled. Here is his Exec. Orders.
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/orders/

Yes, they rubber stamped everything Bush proposed and still defend their and his actions.

http://www.aclu.org/keep-america-safe-free/top-ten-abuses-power-911
http://warisacrime.org/node/13959
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110504191636AAezh08

I wonder if any president in our history has not been accused of abuse of power.

 

[carpro]

Our resident Obamanites are resorting to Bush hater posts that have nothing to do with "executive privilege" for internal Justice Department communications.

What's funny is that "executive privilege" has been judged legal to protect communications between the president and his department heads, not internal comminucations within a department. But the president has denied having anything to do with, or having knowledge of Fast and Furious.

Either his "executive privilege" claim is phony or he lied about his knowledge of the program.

It is known there are 80,000 justice department documents concerning f&f, yet Holder has only turned over less than 8,000. What's he hiding?

And now that the president has stupidly involved himself in Holders malfeasance, the question now has to be asked. What is the president hiding?

Remember, it's never the act that brings your house down in politics, it's the coverup.

Ask Richard Nixon.

 

[mandym]

The Obama Admin has no problem leaking national security secrets that cause harm to our country but wants to let Holder hide behind his skirt tail.

 

[TCassidy]

The difference between Fast and Furious and Watergate is that there were many Republicans who had enough moral conscience to call for Nixon's resignation. So far there are no Democrats with sufficient moral conscience to call for Holders resignation. It would seem that corruption rules in the Democratic party.

 

[HankD]

Our resident Obamanites are resorting to Bush hater posts that have nothing to do with "executive privilege" for internal Justice Department communications

As an aside: Do the "Obamanites" realize that president Obama is not running against George W. Bush?

HankD

 

[Bob Alkire]

The difference between Fast and Furious and Watergate is that there were many Republicans who had enough moral conscience to call for Nixon's resignation. So far there are no Democrats with sufficient moral conscience to call for Holders resignation. It would seem that corruption rules in the Democratic party.

Doc, you are correct, as I recall the Watergate deal and Nixon.